Boston Celtics: Pros and cons of pursuing a John Wall trade

Pros of the Boston Celtics trading for John Wall

So speaking of Wall’s contract, it actually isn’t that much of an albatross at this point in time anymore.

If anything, he’s a borderline low-risk, high-reward asset considering his two remaining seasons. Wall’s currently inactive, which should only help him regain his health without any wear and tear currently.

Obviously, that will lend to rust whenever he does return, but the Cs could hedge by using Dennis Schroder as the starter until Wall returns to the level of playing 32 minutes per game as he did last season.

Wall proved last season that he can still score at a high level, notching his third highest scoring average of his entire career at 20.6 points per contest. His assist numbers were down, but Jae’Sean Tate and David Nwaba are not exactly teammates conducive to high facilitation totals.

Perhaps Wall can have two final productive seasons in Boston, or the Cs can try to save face this year with a veteran option before using his massive expiring $47 million cap figure in a deal during the 2022 offseason.

Either way, his deal shouldn’t be seen as a death sentence.